Publication: Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries
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2020-09-01
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15322742
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01634453
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Mahidol University
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Journal of Infection. Vol.81, No.3 (2020), e1-e5
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Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Supa Pengpid, Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela, Vo Van Thang, Mohammed Ahmed, John Ditekemena, Bernardo Vega Crespo, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Janeth Dula, Takashi Watanabe, Christopher Delgado-Ratto, Koen Vanden Driessche, Rafael Van den Bergh, Robert Colebunders Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Infection. Vol.81, No.3 (2020), e1-e5. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.015 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/58026
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Mass masking as a way to contain COVID-19 and exit lockdown in low- and middle-income countries
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Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
University Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
Universite de Kinshasa
Instituto Nacional de Saude Maputo
University of Cuenca
Makerere University
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Mahidol University
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Mogadishu University
Federal University of Jataí
University Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt
Universite de Kinshasa
Instituto Nacional de Saude Maputo
University of Cuenca
Makerere University
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Universiteit Antwerpen
Mahidol University
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Mogadishu University
Federal University of Jataí
Abstract
© 2020 The British Infection Association In new guidelines published on June 5th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that in areas with ongoing COVID-19 community transmission, governments should encourage the general public to wear face masks in specific situations and settings as part of a comprehensive approach to suppress COVID-19 transmission. Recent online surveys in 206,729 persons residing in nine low- and middle-income countries showed that 32.7%-99.7% of respondents used face masks with significant differences across age groups and sexes. Targeted health promotion strategies and government support are required to increase mask use by the general population.